Commons:Overwriting existing files/Requests

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Only users with Autopatrol rights may now overwrite files uploaded by other users. You may request autopatrol rights here. If you are currently ineligible for autopatrol rights, you may request an exception for a particular file on this page. This page is only for requests on the technical permission; proposals for file improvements should be made on the file talk page.

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The pattern dividing the flag is a bit messy (especially noticeable on the left side), I made a smoother version. AlmePond (talk) 09:33, 03 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:38, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Reconvert from 200MB tiff: https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/pga/03500/03567u.tif JayCubby (talk) 05:46, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:56, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

A (bit) better quality logo sourced from a Bali Provincial government social media: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1589331441808301&set=ecnf.100021943818155. Jauhsekali (talk) 10:53, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:58, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

To match the colors in File:Flag of Transnistria (state).svg. NoSeeNoBye (talk) 11:46, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:59, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

The temporary border controls imposed by Bulgaria ended on June 30. Ssdd.11 (talk) 12:32, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:01, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Overwriting the bigger resolution, better quality TukangJahit (talk) 12:38, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Source? Abzeronow (talk) 01:01, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Citizens of some visa-free countries now need a visa on arrival. Ssdd.11 (talk) 12:56, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:03, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I would like to overwrite this file with a high-resolution version. Thank you! 隐世高人 (talk) 15:48, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Source? Abzeronow (talk) 01:03, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Image source: https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/Pic(3)C958.jpeg 隐世高人 (talk) 01:31, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:51, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

DeJPG JayCubby (talk) 17:31, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:04, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

The pictogram has changed according to the new laws. Now the men in the pictogram face you.Caminetero (talk) 17:56, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

That may mean it could be better to upload a new file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:05, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Are you sure? I think is better to update the current image. But it's okay. Thx for your help anyways Caminetero (talk) 15:28, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Dezoomify to higher res JayCubby (talk) 17:59, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:06, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello. I would like the ability to overwrite the TGJones logo with a corrected version, as used on store fronts and their website. Strugglehouse (talk) 19:47, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:07, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Great, thank you! Strugglehouse (talk) 12:48, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Rm watermark JayCubby (talk) 19:47, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:08, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

DeJPG + manual cleanup JayCubby (talk) 20:26, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:09, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Removed blank space around the logo. FireDragonValo (talk) 20:53, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:10, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Fixed vectors and removed blank space. FireDragonValo (talk) 21:21, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:11, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Higher res from same source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017736901/ JayCubby (talk) 21:39, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:12, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

MS-02 is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 23:44, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 01:13, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

White balance adjustment JayCubby (talk) 00:42, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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After July 1st, 2025, Vietnam merged several provinces, resulting in only 34 remaining from 63. Update administrative boundaries.

File:An Giang in Vietnam.svg

File:Bac Ninh in Vietnam.svg

File:Ca Mau in Vietnam.svg

File:Cao Bang in Vietnam.svg

File:Can Tho in Vietnam.svg

File:Da Nang in Vietnam.svg

File:Dak Lak in Vietnam.svg

File:Dien Bien in Vietnam.svg

File:Dong Nai in Vietnam.svg

File:Dong Thap in Vietnam.svg

File:Gia Lai in Vietnam.svg

File:Ha Noi in Vietnam.svg

File:Ha Tinh in Vietnam.svg

File:Hai Phong in Vietnam.svg

File:Hue in Vietnam.svg

File:Hung Yen in Vietnam.svg

File:Khanh Hoa in Vietnam.svg

File:Lai Chau in Vietnam.svg

File:Lang Son in Vietnam.svg

File:Lao Cai in Vietnam.svg

File:Lam Dong in Vietnam.svg

File:Nghe An in Vietnam.svg

File:Ninh Binh in Vietnam.svg

File:Phu Tho in Vietnam.svg

File:Quang Ngai in Vietnam.svg

File:Quang Ninh in Vietnam.svg

File:Quang Tri in Vietnam.svg

File:Son La in Vietnam.svg

File:Tay Ninh in Vietnam.svg

File:Thai Nguyen in Vietnam.svg

File:Thanh Hoa in Vietnam.svg

File:Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.svg

File:Tuyen Quang in Vietnam.svg

File:Vinh Long in Vietnam.svg Chemistry(NuTech) (talk) 08:43, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Given the massive difference in number of provinces, moving the old files might be better here. @Jmabel: would it be better here to delete the redirects after moving or to have them upload a new file and update redirects? Abzeronow (talk) 00:25, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I agree that everything here should be moved (probably to names like File:An Giang in Vietnam before 2025.svg. I'm not sure we should kill the old file names as redirects. In any case there is going to be a lot of cleanup on a lot of wikis that is going to be difficult in any case, and I would think that doing a set of universal replaces (to the new file name) so that they can see that they have an outdated map might be a good idea, and maybe a different set of names (an equally consistent, but different, pattern) for the new files?

A few questions:

• Are any provinces (or province-level municipalities) left unchanged?
• Has there been discussion on en-wiki and vi-wiki (or others) of what this will mean in terms of reorganizing content?
• Has anyone worked on what we'll do with the category scheme to keep the new and old maps separate?

That's off the top of my head. I'd really like to see a comprehensive plan, not a set of individuals each going their own way and hoping it works out. - Jmabel ! talk 01:40, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jmabel

• 11 provinces (direct-controlled municipality) left unchanged.
• There hasn't been discusson on viwiki about this.
• I don't know :(

Chemistry(NuTech) (talk) 01:45, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Then there should be discussion on enwiki and viwiki about this so a comprehensive plan can be created. I can keep this request open so this undertaking is done right. Abzeronow (talk) 02:35, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I'd suggest having some sort of plan before we start moving files.

From Commons point of view, I would imagine that the first thing that should happen is to set up a decent category scheme. I would guess that Category:Former provinces of Vietnam should have a subcategory (call it "category X") for provinces extinguished 1 July 2025 (with all such province categories being subcats), and that any provinces that keeps a name but has its border changed we should at least have a subcat like Category:Maps of Thanh Hóa province before 1 July 2025 that would indirectly be under category X. But I'm not taking this on, and that's as far as I've thought. - Jmabel ! talk 02:53, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Abzeronow I created a discussion on viwiki already. Chemistry(NuTech) (talk) 02:54, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Abzeronow@Jmabel The mod on viwiki told me to overwrite and save the old verson on a new file (if needed). Chemistry(NuTech) (talk) 03:33, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

vi-wiki does not set Commons policy. I stand by what I said above. In particular, existing files should be moved (not overwritten with content that does not match the existing date and author information). It's fine to then eliminate the old redirect and reuse that filename. But none of this should move forward before coming up with an appropriate category scheme for these existing, now-historical files. - Jmabel ! talk 17:21, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

There seems to be some problem in the SVG code of these files that makes a stroke object solid-filled and not stroked (at least as it renders on all the devices I have tested). This most notably shows as a big yellow shape covering the stripes on the shield, as well as a red shape covering the details on the medal in the 2nd file. Yet the files have not been updated since they were uploaded by Cataloccitan in 2017, and I remember it being fine when I saw it last year; this is corroborated by a Reddit post which appears to show the 2nd file without the problem. So I think it has something to do with different rendering methods, but it is still a problem and it can be fixed.

I believe, after some digging, that this problem arises because the style attribute of the <use> elements is being ignored for some reason. But simply duplicating the shield outline as a <path> instead of a <use> fixes the problem. So that's what I want to overwrite. Alisperic (talk) 12:54, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 00:28, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

For Louvencourt, Matigny, Méricourt-l'Abbé and Roisel, i've enlarge the lines to 3px, like the convention of the Projet:Blasons
For Noyelles, i've added a gray border to the mullet.
For Moyencourt, i've rotate by 45° the latin cross on the bend like this source used to justify this CoA : https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=2374

For all the files I reduce the size (ko) and all w3c are valid. FL00 80 (talk) 18:55, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

First three have been done. Abzeronow (talk) 00:31, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 02:39, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

The map contains a minor error (namely, borders of the Second Polish Republic) which can be easily fixed. PLMandarynka (talk) 19:26, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:34, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have optimized file of this flag (822 bytes) Anonykitten (talk) 19:33, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:35, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Miami County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 19:35, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Miami County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:37, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Miami County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 20:20, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:38, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wyandot County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 21:02, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 21:19, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:40, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 21:34, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:41, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Noble and Scioto counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 21:50, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:43, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Lorain and Medina counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 22:07, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 00:44, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wrong data used in the original pictures. Most importantly silesian is not a language but a dialect of polish/czech depending on the region. Polabian has bean dead for last couple of centuries. Also polish is not used in slovakia, ukraine nor belarus. Mietek00 (talk) 22:52, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

The Silesian people would disagree with you. Enwiki also disagrees with you en:Silesian language and Silesian has a ISO 639-3 registration code of szi. In fact, there is a Silesian Wikipedia. You are correct that Polabian is an extinct language. Abzeronow (talk) 00:55, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I myself am Silesian and here in silesia i can guarantee you that no one thinks that silesian is a distinct language. According to the polish law it is a dialect not a language. And even if we would assume it is the map is still wrong. There is not any single place where silesian speaking people are the majority. The same when it comes to the kashubian language the map exaggerates the reach of this language. Also Polish is not spoken in ukraine (No poles remained there after WW2) in Belarus( Even though this country has a big polish minority they are predominatly speking Russian - 51% or Belarusian - 41%) nor in Slovakia (there has never been any big polish minority in this country). The situation is different when it comes to lithuania the map shows polish speaking area smaller than it really is. Also czech language is spoken by majority of people in whole of czechia except the most eastern point as thoose are terrains with big polish minority. The map does not count moravian as distinct language thus it shouldnt count silesian as situation of thoose two is basiclly the same. Also the hungarian and ruthenian speaking areas in lithuania are not that big anymore according to the newest census. Mietek00 (talk) 01:32, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

the last sentence it should be slovakia not lithuania Mietek00 (talk) 01:43, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I'm an American who has some Polish ancestry. I went to Silesia last year, saw Silesian folk dancers perform at Wikimania. I don't doubt this map can be improved. @Ankry: @Odder: for some advice here. Abzeronow (talk) 02:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I agree with most of the arguments used. The data presented on this image are most likely historic and not up-to-date. I  Support the request. Ankry (talk) 05:27, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:41, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hamilton County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 00:12, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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I found a image file of the second censored Venezuelan TV channel, RCTV Internacional, in better definition and with a transparent background; I don't want to duplicate the logo, so, I guess it's better to just upgrade it, please help me, the image is on this link: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a9-o-7r9fgQ/UYMTvw6F_pI/AAAAAAAABaw/uHYiTvyEiWg/s288/logo%2520de%2520rctv%2520internacional%25202007-2010.png

DanieruOtakuBoy (talk) 01:16, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I want to update these files : File:Plan_Linéaire_Tramway_Île-de-France_Ligne_11_-_2030_(projet).svg & File:Plan_Paris_Métro_18.svg AlexBurn44 (talk) 01:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 02:56, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Updated projection and alignment. Borders based on 1962 data from [1] DannamEmpire (talk) 08:25, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:42, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

I would like to have a permission to overwrite many of NTT Docomo-related logos in order to crop the size of the file to be more proportional.

1. File:Dynamic Loop (docomo Red).svg: Removing white size and enlargered the image.

2. File:NTT Docomo 2025.svg: Crop the file size to 126x23 and removing unnecessary white space.

3. File:Docomo new logo (NTT blue).svg: Similar to the second request, crop to 126x23 and removing unnecessary white space.

Any admins such as Abzeronow can approve the request. Thank you. Yayan550 (talk) 09:06, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite these files. (Any patroller can approve requests here). Abzeronow (talk) 21:45, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Uncontroversial color swap. Source for correct colors: https://epdz.powiatdzialdowski.pl/flaga-powiatu-dzialdowskiego/. RoodyAlien (talk) 12:36, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 21:47, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Based on [2], [3] and [4], I believe the blue is not that dark. It's better to change to the blue in File:Flag of Greece.svg. NoSeeNoBye (talk) 13:09, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

And this file File:Fin Flash of Greece.svg too, thanks. NoSeeNoBye (talk) 13:39, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite these files. Abzeronow (talk) 21:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

The results of the elections aren't correct. See [5] (in Serbian) C4rstv0 (talk) 15:17, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Freeborn and Mower counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 17:16, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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I would like to fix this map. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 19:50, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 20:36, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 20:39, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 20:47, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Washakie County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 21:06, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Williamsburg City is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 22:18, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Fauquier and King and Queen counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 22:32, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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New Kent County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 22:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Augusta and Botetourt counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 23:16, 3 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Shenandoah County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 00:04, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Richmond City and Caroline County are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 00:07, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Various counties are shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 00:12, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done You can now overwrite this file. Abzeronow (talk) 02:23, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Roanoke County is shaded wrong. Thomascampbell123 (talk) 00:20, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Need to update the map GatewayPolitics (talk) 05:21, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply